Creative accounting is considered to be a 21st-century phenomenon that has received increased attention after the worldwide economic crisis and budget deficits, particularly the prevention and detection of accounting manipulation. Creative accounting...
The nucleocytoplasmic large DNA viruses (NCLDV) possess unique characteristics that have drawn the attention of the scientific community, and they are now classified in the phylum Nucleocytoviricota. They are characterized by sharing many genes and h...
Understanding the molecular mechanisms that enable vertebrate adaptation to deep-water environments remains a central goal in evolutionary biology. This study used comparative transcriptomics of skeletal muscle tissue to investigate these mechanisms...
Front-of-Package labels (FoPLs) are efficient tools for increasing consumers’ awareness of foods’ nutritional quality and encouraging healthier choices. A label’s design is likely to influence its effectiveness; however, few studies...
The incidence of overweight and obesity has generated significant concerns among European consumers and institutions. As part of a set of measures undertaken, the European Union (EU) called for one harmonized mandatory front-of-pack nutritional label...
Deforestation and forest degradation in the Brazilian Amazon remain critical threats to ecosystem integrity and local livelihoods. Existing approaches often overlook the nuanced perspectives of different regional actors, limiting our understanding of...
Rare cancers pose significant diagnostic challenges, leading to more tests and higher healthcare expenditures (HEs). Understanding the financial implications of diagnosing rare cancers is crucial, particularly in Canada, where overall HEs are high (1...
Passengers often struggle to identify intended pickup locations when autonomous taxis (ATs) arrive, leading to confusion and delays. While prior external human–machine interface (eHMI) studies have focused on pedestrian crossings, few have syst...
Vibrio parahaemolyticus carrying plasmid encoding toxins PirA and PirB is one of the causative agents leading to the severe disease of AHPND in shrimp aquaculture. However, there is a lack of deep understanding of the host-resistant characteristics a...
Osteosarcoma is an aggressive primary bone tumor in humans and is among the most common cancer afflicting dogs. Despite surgical advancements and intensification of chemo- and targeted therapies, the survival outcome for osteosarcoma patients is, as...
The ‘Hongyu’ apple is an early ripening apple cultivar and usually used for fresh marketing. Due to the short ripening period, most of the fruit are harvested at the commercial maturity stage for proper marketing distribution and a longer...
Although most scholars agree that in the last couple of decades, religious fundamentalism has become the dominant ideological feature in the landscape of modern terrorism, many prefer to ignore the fact that this is not a development which is restric...
The newest type of influenza virus, influenza D virus (IDV), was isolated in 2011. IDV circulates in several animal species worldwide, causing mild respiratory illness in its natural hosts. Importantly, IDV does not cause clinical disease in humans a...
The question of why animals vary in their ability to regenerate remains one of the most intriguing questions in biology. Annelids are a large and diverse phylum, many members of which are capable of extensive regeneration such as regrowth of a comple...
Catalytic transfer hydrogenation (CTH) provides a practical and sustainable approach for reducing unsaturated compounds, serving as an alternative to high-pressure H2 in laboratory and fine chemical contexts. This broad reaction class includes asymme...
As effective methods to foster students’ understanding of scientific models in science education are needed, increased reflection on thinking about models is regarded as a relevant competence associated with scientific literacy. Our study focus...
The extent of the conservation of synteny and gene order in aphids has been previously investigated only by comparing a small subset of linkage groups between the pea aphid Acyrthosiphon pisum and a few other aphid species. Here we compared the local...
The rapid intensification of drought, commonly known as flash drought, has recently drawn widespread attention from researchers. However, how the characteristics and drivers, as well as the ecological impacts of rapidly intensified droughts, differ f...
The early characterization of drug membrane permeability is an important step in pharmaceutical developments to limit possible late failures in preclinical studies. This is particularly crucial for therapeutic peptides whose size generally prevents t...
Systems biology interdisciplinary approaches have become an essential analytical tool that may yield novel and powerful insights about the nature of human health and disease. Complex disorders are known to be caused by the combination of genetic, env...
This research provides the first comprehensive analysis of the rural–urban wage gap in Colombia, with a focus on the coffee and cocoa sectors, over the past two decades. Using household survey microdata from 2001 to 2023 and international sourc...
Due to the lack of information about the concept of Tons of Steering Pull (TSP) of many escort tugs, and the lack of research works relating the TSP demanded by a tethered vessel with respect to the TSP provided by tugs, the present paper shows an or...
Oil-tea tree (Camellia oleifera) is the most important edible oil tree species in China with late-acting self-incompatibility (LSI) properties. The mechanism of LSI is uncertain, which seriously hinders the research on its genetic characteristics, co...
This paper elaborates on how policies and strategies for sustainable urban development can be understood and shows how development programs can be strategically important and flexible tools in the creation of the modern city. We examine two typical c...
Background: (1) Cultural differences at the interpersonal level among young adults are evident; however, how the application of the interpersonal theory of suicide (ITS) varies between different populations remains to be evaluated. This exploratory s...
Magnetorheological fluids (MRFs) and elastomers (MREs) are two types of smart materials that exhibit modifiable rheological properties in response to an applied magnetic field. Although they share a similarity in their magnetorheological response, th...
Background/Objectives: This study aims to explore how gender influences the role of informal caregivers aged 65 years, considering the increasing involvement of men in caregiving due to longer life expectancy and societal norms. Methods: A two-year c...
The crustacean Daphnia pulex is one of the best model organisms for studying inducible defense mechanisms due to their inducible morphology in response to the predator Chaoborus larvae. In this study, multiple developmental stages of D. pulex were ex...
The bioeconomy can support Europe’s transition to a low-carbon economy and help to meet key international, European and member state sustainability targets through the provision of bio-based products and energy derived from sustainably sourced biomas...
Energy conservation in the passenger transport sector of cities is an important policy matter. There is a long history of transport energy conservation, dating back to the first global oil crisis in 1973–1974, the importance and significance of...
In a context of increasing natural hazards due to climate change, forest insurance is a relevant tool to consider. However, the development of forest insurance schemes varies widely across countries, reflecting differences in forest characteristics,...
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(1) Background: War and displacement are well-known predictors of negative mental health outcomes among affected populations. This is especially relevant for refugees of war, particularly women, who often repress their mental health needs due to fami...
Atmospheric water vapor plays a crucial role in atmospheric, climate change, meteorological, and hydrological processes. In a country like Ethiopia, with its complex topography and synoptic-scale spatiotemporal circulation patterns, the analysis of t...
Background: Last year’s epidemic experience proved that measurement of vaccine hesitancy is undeniably important. Existing methods for measuring this propensity are still either too specific, concerning a single vaccine, or only describe the ge...
Monitoring the genetic diversity of small populations is important with respect to conserving rare and valuable chicken breeds, as well as discovery and innovation in germplasm research and application. Restriction fragment length polymorphisms (RFLP...
(1) Background: In cystic fibrosis (CF), the oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) is recommended from 10 years old annually to screen and diagnose cystic fibrosis-related diabetes (CFRD). Alternative OGTT characteristics (glucose curve shape, time to g...
The assessment of sediment contamination is a critical component in understanding the dynamics of potentially toxic elements (PTEs) in aquatic ecosystems, particularly in regions with intensive mining activities. This study focuses on the Rio das Vel...
Rhododendron is a traditional ornamental and medicinal plant in China, renowned for its aesthetic appeal and therapeutic properties. Regarding Rhododendron decorum Franch., mainly distributed in Yunnan Province, its corolla is regarded as an edible f...
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Research has shown that men are less likely than women to seek help for depression at any time of life due to barriers, including stereotypical masculine norms and stigma. The evidence suggests that approximately 10% of fathers experience postnatal d...
Oxyria (Polygonaceae) is a small genus only comprising two species, Oxyria digyna and O. sinensis. Both species have well-documented usage in Chinese herbal medicine. We sequenced and assembled the complete mitogenomes of these two species and conduc...
The impact of corporate governance mechanisms has been examined directly and independently, considering that such characteristics compete to explain environmental, social, and governance (ESG) performance. However, the nexus may be more complex than...
Background: China’s rural revitalisation policy has promoted the transformation of rural industries, which always neglect the “dual-carbon” goal in rural. Rural industrial upgrading in Europe can inspire sustainable rural developmen...
Background: The study provides real-world data on the impact of Huntington’s disease (HD) from the perspective of individuals with HD (IHD) and care partners (HD-CP) and contextualizes these results relative to Parkinson’s disease (PD) an...
During the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, non-face-to-face e-commerce has become a significant consumer channel for customers to buy fresh food. However, little is known about customer opinion changes in fresh food e-commerce (FFEC) pr...
The helminth parasites, Fasciola hepatica and Fasciola gigantica, are the causative agents of fasciolosis, a global and economically important disease of people and their livestock. Proteases are pivotal to an array of biological processes related to...
The purpose of this study was to investigate the initiation of autophagy activation and apoptosis in nucleus pulposus cells under temporary compression (TC) and sustained compression (SC) to identify ideal research approaches in intervertebral disc d...
This paper examines the relationship between Comparative Theology, Religious Studies and Theology of Religions and questions whether Comparative Theology is an alternative to the last two. Comparative Theology, a faith seeking understanding practice,...
Dietary practices are a key behavioral factor in chronic disease prevention; one strategy for improving such practices population-wise involves front-of-package labels (FoPL). This online randomized study, conducted in a quota-based sample of 1159 Po...
Front-of-pack labeling (FOPL) is a tool that enables consumers to compare foods and select healthier options. Due to low understanding of the Guideline Daily Amount (GDA) labeling among Mexicans, a law was implemented in October 2020 that modified th...
Early-onset colorectal cancer (EOCRC) incidence is increasing worldwide. Efforts are directed to understand the biological and clinical signatures of EOCRC compared to late-onset colorectal cancer (LOCRC). EOCRC is thought to present differently acro...
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